TY - BOOK AU - Perlman, Daniel (Hrsg.); Cutrona, Carolyn (Hrsg.); Russell, Daniel (Hrsg.) TI - The Cambridge Handbook of Loneliness: Theory, Research, and Interventions T2 - Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology SN - 9781009389129 PY - 2026/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press N1 - E-Book / Zugriff nur im Lesesaal N2 - List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Forward by Letitia Anne Peplau; Acknowledgements; Dedication; 1. An introduction: Loneliness theories, research, and interventions in today's changing world; Part I. Foundations for Studying Loneliness: 2. Measuring loneliness among adults: An evaluation of current models; 3. An evolutionary perspective on loneliness; 4. Non evolutionary theories and models for explaining loneliness; 5. A Sociological perspective on loneliness; 6. A public health perspective on loneliness - Prevent, protect and promote; Part II. Loneliness Across the Lifecourse: 7. Loneliness in childhood; 8. Loneliness in adolescence; 9. Loneliness in mid-life and older adults; 10. Life transitions and loneliness; Part III. Individual Differences in Loneliness: 11. What difference? a critical evaluation of theories and empirical evidence on gender differences in loneliness; 12. To be or not to be (a core trait): Personality factors and loneliness; 13. Disabilities and loneliness: Risk and protective factors; 14. Loneliness among sexual and gender minorities; Part IV. Interpersonal Aspects of Loneliness: 15. Social isolation and loneliness; 16. A nuanced view on loneliness by marital status: The importance of past experience and diversity; 17. Communication, interaction patterns, and loneliness; 18. Social support and loneliness; 19. Networks and loneliness; Part V. Contextual Influences: 20. Urban planning and loneliness: The impact of objective and perceived built environment factors; 21. Stigma and loneliness: Moving from individual deficits to community responsibility; 22. Work loneliness: A review of literature and intervention strategies; 23. Loneliness and immigration; 24. Social media use and loneliness; 25. Connected by loneliness: Loneliness across different cultures; Part VI. Physical Health, Mental Health and Loneliness: 25. Loneliness and human gene expression; 27. The neuroscience of loneliness; 28. Physical health, mortality and loneliness; 29. COVID-19 and loneliness: The context of social restrictions; 30. Loneliness and dementia risk in older adulthood; 31. Loneliness and mental health; Part VII. Combatting Loneliness: 32. Interventions with adolescents; 33. Interventions to reduce loneliness in people with mental health problems; 34. Remotely delivered, technology-supported interventions; 35. The role of psychological treatments in addressing loneliness; 36. Social prescribing: An overview; 37. The economics of loneliness; 38. A national strategy for loneliness: The end of the road or the start of the journey? ER -